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Cecil Fielder hit his sixth home run of the week and David Wells won for the ninth time in 10 decisions. Alan Trammell (four RBIs) and Mickey Tettleton also homered for Detroit. Tom Brunansky, Robin Yount, Kevin Reimer and Juan Bell each hit home runs for Milwaukee.

Tigers 10, Athletics 8: Bobby Higginson had a career-high five RBIs for the Tigers in Oakland. The A's Mark McGwire became the 73rd player in major-league history--and the 10th active player--to reach 300 home runs when he hit a pair of solo shots. He has 24 this season, and 301 in his career. With an infield single, Alan Trammell became the 10th Tiger to reach 1,000 RBIs.

Tigers 10, Mariners 9: In Detroit, Cecil Fielder's grand slam off Bob Wells keyed a six-run fourth and the Tigers held on to win their home opener in 34-degree weather. Fielder, who has nine career grand slams, hit one off Wells on May 22, 1995. Alan Trammell, starting his 20th season with the Tigers, and Travis Fryman also homered for Detroit. Ricky Jordan and Alex Rodriguez homered for Seattle.

Comeback kid Kirk Gibson hit a home run in the Tigers' 6-3 victory over a split Blue Jays squad Tuesday. He also walked and singled, raising his spring average to .600. "Don't think it doesn't mean something because it does," he said. "What's significant is that I know if I do things right at the plate, I can contribute. I really have to work hard to keep my stroke because I've always been a strength hitter and not a mechanical one." . . . Regular shortstop Travis Fryman was given the day off. Filling in was Alan Trammell.

Alan Trammell singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning after an intentional walk to Cecil Fielder. Kelly Downs (3-8) retired the first two batters in the seventh before Travis Fryman doubled. Fielder, leading the majors with 103 RBIs, was walked and Trammell spoiled the strategy with a single up the middle. "I didn't want to pitch to Trammell, either, but I had no choice," said Oakland manager Tony La Russa. "I know he's been red-hot all through the second half, but Cecil's made history with the way he drives in runs."

Alan Trammell hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the eighth as the Tigers extended Baltimore's losing streak to four. Alan Mills (0-3) walked Kirk Gibson with two outs in the eighth, and Gibson stole second. Mickey Tettleton was intentionally walked, Trammell lined a single to right that scored Gibson with the go-ahead run and Rob Deer hit an RBI single off Todd Frohwirth. "When I came back, I stunk," said Trammell, who missed nearly all of last season with a broken ankle.

Tigers manager Sparky Anderson announced that Frank Tanana will start Game 4 Sunday. Anderson had played around with the notion of bringing Game 1 starter Doyle Alexander back on three days` rest. Anderson said he decided to go with Tanana "on the last day of the season." That's when Tanana beat the Blue Jays 1-0 to give Detroit the American League East title. Here's a big reason why the Tigers were down 2-0 in the playoffs going into Saturday's game: Alan Trammell and Kirk Gibson had only two hits in 16 at-bats.

Alan Trammell's return to a major-league dugout with the Cubs doesn't necessarily mean he's itching to get back into managing. "That's the furthest thing from my mind," Trammell said Tuesday after signing a two-year deal to serve as the Cubs' bench coach under Lou Piniella. "I'm going to do whatever Lou asks me to do." Trammell was a surprise pick for the job, which originally was slated to go to John McLaren, who wound up taking the same job with Seattle. Trammell spent his entire playing career in Detroit.

SAN FRANCISCO — Alan Trammell finished his second stint as acting Cubs manager in Lou Piniella's absence with a 1-6 record. During his brief tenure, Trammell saw three players traded, six called up from Triple-A Iowa, two placed on the disabled list, one return from the restricted list, one sent to the hospital with a heart scare and one go on the bereavement list. He suffered through five one-run losses and watched his pitching staff tie a franchise record with 26 hits allowed in one game.